Trousers slacks



Feb. 3, 1948. M. c. BOHR TROUSERS SLAGKS Filed Sept. 14, 1944 IN VENT OR.

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Patented Feb. 3, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TROUSERS SLACKS Marcia G. Bohr, San Francisco, Calif.

Application September 14, 1944, Serial No. 553,977

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to improvements in garments and has particular reference to a sport garment for adults and children wherein there is provided an article of wearing apparel that has both the characteristics of trousers and a skirt, thus readily permitting freedom of the limbs and at the same time maintaining the appearance of a skirt.

In my issued Patent No. 2,075,928, granted April 6, 1937, I have realized a skirt effect by providing inverted pleats both in front and back of the hip portion of the garment. And, in the patent, the inverted pleats define vertical lines in both the front and rear, thereby producing a skirt eifect when combined with conventional upright seams.

It is an object of the present invention to improve said construction by eliminating the vertical lines and employing inverted pleats that extend at an angle or off center from the crotch to the belt portion of the garment, thus realizing a greater degree of fullness and proapparel that will serve the purposes of a skirt and of trousers.

A further object of the invention is the production of a garment of the character described that is simple in construction, economical to manufacture, and highly serviceable in use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description:

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved garment;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a modified form of the invention;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, disclosing upright seams or side pleats in the trousers portion of the garment;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a. trousers skirt 2 with a portion of the front panel being folded back;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section of a pair of inverted pleats;

Fig. 6 is a similar view of a form of inverted pleat that may be optionally used.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 8 designates as a whole a garment constructed in accordance with my invention, that embodies a hip portion 9, and separate leg portions l0 and II. It is obvious that while a definite length of trousers has been illustrated, the said trousers can readily be made short, intermediate and long, and likewise, various widths can be provided. To produce the fullness of a skirt effect I propose to employ in the hip portion in both front and back, as well as in one area, the said inverted pleats l2. Such pleats are illustrated to advantage in Figs. 5 and 6, and it is to be noted that one set of inverted pleats can also be employed.

I have illustrated to advantage in Figs. 1 and 3 the manner in which I have obtained an extra degree of fullness in the hip portion of the garment, namely, the said inverted pleats extend from a point A in the crotch to point B, either in or adjacent the belt portion of the garmentthat is, the said inverted pleats are positioned off center or angularly located in relation to the crotch and belt portion. I thus differentiate from the structure of my prior patent, wherein the said inverted pleats define vertical lines. The said fullness may also be obtained at the lower portion.

As shown, to advantage in Fig. 2, I have disclosed a modified form of the invention wherein the inverted pleats are eliminated and a conventional slacks or trousers have secured thereto a panel l3, provided in both the front and rear and extending from the belt line to the bottom of the trousers, thus readily hiding from view the crotch A. Optionally, these panels may be detached or permanently secured in position and likewise may be of various lengths.

In Fig. 3 the structural features of the inverted angular pleats of either Figs. 5 or 6 are employed to give the desired fullness of a skirt structure.

As disclosed to advantage in Fig. 3, the vertical line 14 represents either a zipper or an upright seam that may be employed.

It is to be understood that the forms of my invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as'preferred examples of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: A garment of the character described embodying in its construction a hip section area and leg sections depending from said hip section area to complete trousers, there being inverted pleats at the front and back of said hip section area, the said pleats being expansible throughout their length to provide and confine a skirt-like fulness to said hip section area without detracting from the trousers effect of said leg sections, said pleats beginning adjacent the belt line of said hip sec- 4 tion area and extending in said area at an angle toward the crotch portion of said garment and terminating therein.

' MARCIA C. BOHR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,317,768 Holland et a1 Apr. 27, 1943 Bohr Apr. 6, 1937 

